The purpose of the Kresge Foundation is to "promote the well-being of mainkind." The Foundation seeks to strengthen the capacity of charitable organizations to provide effective programs of quality. The foundation primarily makes challenge grants for building construction or renovation through its Bricks and Mortar Program. Grants are also given for the purchase of real estate and major equipment. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
The Home Depot Building Healthy Communities Grant Program provides support to nonprofit organizations, public schools, and public service agencies in the U.S. that are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their communities. Grants support community improvement projects that include activities such as construction or refurbishment of affordable or transitional housing; building, rebuilding, painting, or refurbishing; increasing energy efficiency or sustainability; landscaping or planting of native trees; community facility improvements; and the development and/or improvement of green spaces. Grants of up to $2,500 are made in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools or materials. The application deadlines for 2009 are June 15, September 15, and December 15, 2009.
National Credit Union Administration announces the urgent needs grant provided to ensure the continued operations of a credit union with an immediate and pressing need to address for financial or operational issues. Urgent needs are those items or incidents that result in sudden unplanned or unexpected costs to the credit union which, if left unaddressed, will result in a disruption of existing services to members. Eligible applicants: Only low-income designated credit unions. Award ceiling: $3,000. Application deadline: December 31, 2009.
National Credit Union Administration announces the VITA initiative to provide financial assistance to credit unions wishing to help existing and potential members prepare their tax returns, especially those eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Grant funds enable the credit union to offset administrative and operational costs associated with providing free income tax preparation services. Eligible applicants: Only low-income designated credit unions are eligible. Award ceiling: $6,500. Application deadline: December 31, 2009.
Proposals are being solicited by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Community Partners Program to improve the quality of life in the 26 communities, nationwide (including Miami), where the founders owned newspapers. The following are the foundation's 6 priority funding areas: education; well-being of children and families; housing and community development; economic development; civic engagement/ positive human relations; and vitality of cultural life. The foundation encourages interested organizations to send a one-to-two page letter of inquiry before submitting a proposal. Geographic eligibility and other guidelines are available on the foundation's Web site. Contact: Knight Foundation, Wachovia Financial Center, Ste. 3300, 200 South Biscayne Blvd, Miami, Fla. 33131-2349; (305) 908-2600. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations. Deadline: open.
The mission of the FedEx Global Community Relations Program is to support the communities the company serves through financial contributions, in-kind shipping services and volunteer services of employees. The company's core giving areas include: Emergency and Disaster Relief; Pedestrian and Child Safety; and Education, with emphasis on technology, global economics, cultural diversity and programs that enhance learning. FedEx also provides support for Health and Human Services, primarily through the United Way and March of Dimes, with limited support for youth development organizations and others that meet basic human needs. FedEx is especially interested in supporting organizations that request 5% or less of the total project budget. The company also weighs the involvement of employees in groups that seek financial support. Applications may be submitted at any time.
Count Me In provides micro loans from $500 to $10,000 to women who are starting or growing their businesses. Your first loan must be $5,000 or less. Each time you repay a loan in full, you are eligible to borrow again from Count Me In. The interest rate on a Count Me In loan ranges from 10 to 15%. The rate will be adjusted to reflect your credit history, the risk of the business, and your prior experience. Rates will be established as part of the loan decision and will be set for the term of the loan. Priority will be given to applications for businesses that already exist, although occasionally loans are given for starting-up a business if the owner has significant related experience or other sources of funding available. Loans can be used for working capital, purchase of inventory or equipment, marketing materials for a sales event, or other uses that will help your business generate cash. A $25 application fee is required for processing loan applications.
The Economic Development Administration under this announcement, EDA solicits applications for the following programs under PWEDA: (i) Public Works; (ii) Planning; (iii) Local Technical Assistance; and (iv) Economic Adjustment Assistance. EDA will provide Public Works investments to support the construction or rehabilitation of essential public infrastructure and facilities necessary to generate or retain private sector jobs and investments, attract private sector capital, and promote regional competitiveness, including investments that expand and upgrade infrastructure to attract new industry, support technology-led development, accelerate new business development, and enhance the ability of regions to capitalize on opportunities presented by free trade. Eligible applicants: County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Total program award: $240,000,000. Application deadline: September 30, 2010.
EDA’s Planning Program is one of six economic development assistance programs the agency operates under PWEDA. Under the Planning Program EDA provides assistance to eligible recipients to create regional economic development plans in order to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of a community or region. As part of the Planning Program, EDA supports Partnership Planning investments to Economic Development Districts (EDDs) to facilitate the development, implementation, revision, or replacement of Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS). Pursuant to its NTA Program, EDA is soliciting applications for an economic development research project to evaluate the effectiveness of EDA’s EDD Partnership Planning Program and to complete an assessment of EDDs’ CEDS documents. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3), Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $460,000. Application deadline: September 08, 2009.
The F.B. Heron Foundation is a private, grantmaking institution dedicated to supporting organizations with a track record of building wealth within low-income communities. The Foundation was created in 1992 with the mission of helping people and communities to help themselves. Towards this end, the Foundation provides grants to and investments in organizations that promote the following five wealth creation strategies for low-income families in urban and rural communities in the U.S.: advancing home ownership; supporting enterprise development; reducing the barriers to full participation in the economy by providing quality child care; increasing access to capital; and employing comprehensive community development approaches with a strong focus on the wealth-creation strategies. Eligible applicants include: nonprofit and community-based organizations. Award ceiling: various. Application deadline: ongoing.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Economic Development Initiative (EDI) helps local governments manage and reduce this risk in at least two different ways. A local government may use an EDI grant to provide additional security for the Section 108 loan (as a loan-loss reserve or debt-service, for example), thereby reducing the exposure of its CDBG funds in the event of a default in loans made locally with the 108 funds. Or it may use this flexible grant to simply make the project more feasible by paying some of the project costs with grant funds or by reducing the interest rate to be paid from a revolving loan fund. Increasing access to capital for entrepreneurs and small business has emerged as a key component of the job growth strategy powered by the EDI grant program. Award ceiling: unspecified. Application deadline: September 22, 2011.
The Home Depot's Building Healthy Communities Grant Program awards grants to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, public schools, or tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. that are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their community. Grants are made in the form of the Home Depot gift cards for the purchase or tools or materials. Grants are for community improvement projects that include activities such as construction or refurbishment of affordable or transitional housing, building, rebuilding, painting, refurbishing, increasing energy efficiency or sustainability, landscaping, planting of native trees, community facility improvements, and the development and/or improvement of green spaces. Grants must support work completed by community volunteers in the United States. Eligible applicants: Only registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, tax-exempt public schools, and tax-exempt public agencies in the U.S. are eligible to apply. Award ceiling: $2,500. Application deadline: September 15, 2009 and December 15, 2009.
The Incumbent Worker Training Program is funded by the Federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and administered by Workforce Florida, Inc. Through this program, Florida provides expense reimbursement grants to businesses for the purpose of providing skills upgrade training to currently employed full-time workers. All for profit Florida businesses that have been in operation for a minimum of one year prior to the application date, have at least one full-time employee, are financially viable and current on all state tax obligations are eligible to apply. Funding recommendations are generally made within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of a complete application. Application deadline: open contingent upon the availability of funding.
The National Association of Realtors Ira Gribin Workforce Housing Grants seek to provide state REALTOR foundations and associations with the resources and support to take the initiative to address workforce housing issues in their state. This initiative will also help broaden the public's understanding and appreciation of REALTORS commitment to their communities and to community-building activities. Workforce housing refers to safe, decent housing for working low- and moderate-income people who cannot afford to live in the communities in which they work. Workforce housing initiatives often focus on occupations that provide the bulk of vital services for communities - teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurses, health care workers - but these grants are also meant to assist a broader range of working people including, retail sales workers, restaurant workers, technicians, office workers, etc. The Ira Gribin Workforce Housing Grants will distribute funding directly to state REALTOR foundations and associations to promote workforce housing initiatives within their state. The Program will run from 2009-2010. States are eligible for funding in the following amounts: states with 5000 or less members will be eligible for $50,000; states with more than 5000 members will be eligible for $50,000 plus an additional $2 per member for each member over 5000. Application deadline: December 31, 2010.
The purpose of the Jewish Funds for Justice grantmaking program is to increase the scale and impact of progressive community-based organizing and advocacy efforts seeking to alleviate the root causes of poverty and the disenfranchisement of low-income people in the U.S. Among the grassroots efforts they support are affordable housing, immigrant rights and refugee justice, job creation, workers' rights, neighborhood revitalization, and quality public education. While they no longer accept unsolicited proposals or letters of inquiry, interested applicants located in the following cities: Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, New York City, Boston and the Gulf Coast region; may be invited to submit a proposal based on their Grantseeker Inquiry Form submittal, available online. Deadline: open.
The Key Foundation aims to improve the quality of life and economic vibrancy of the places where KeyCorp customers, employees, and shareholders live and work, including communities in Florida. Support is provided for all levels of financial education, promoting the understanding and effective use of financial services, as well as job creation and training programs that promote greater workforce selection. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
JPMorgan Chase Foundation makes grants to nonprofits in the following three areas: Community asset development; Youth education; and Community life. Through their Community Asset Development grantmaking program they support affordable and special needs housing programs; workforce training programs; programs that encourage small business development, entrepreneurship, and job attraction and retention; and financial education programs that help low-income adults join the economic mainstream. Only charitable, not-for-profit organizations as defined by section 501(c)3 of the IRS tax code are eligible to apply. In Florida, eligible nonprofits must reside in the following counties: Broward, Collier, Duval, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole and Volusia. Application deadline: open.
The Lowe's Charitable & Educational Foundation is dedicated to improving the communities they serve. They make grants in two philanthropic focus areas: Community improvement projects and K-12 Public School Initiatives. The following community improvement projects will be considered for support: Park and neighborhood beautification and enhancements (flowers, trees, fresh paint, etc.); Building repair/renovation and landscaping enhancements of facilities serving the community; Community garden, park, or playground projects; Community clean-up initiatives; and Outdoor learning environments such as educational gardening programs. The Foundation provides funding only to 501(c) (3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and public agencies in communities where Lowe's operates stores and distribution centers. An eligibility test is required and available online. Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000. Application deadline: open.
The Prudential Foundation provides grants focusing on education and economic development. The Foundation supports initiatives that strengthen public education. Emphasis is placed on systemic school reform; improving leadership skills for education stakeholders; increasing parental involvement and community engagement; providing opportunities for arts education and youth development programs; and ensuring that parents and caregivers have the resources needed to support the development of their children. The Foundation also supports initiatives that increase employment opportunities by strengthening job skills, creating jobs through business development, and promoting neighborhood development activities. Programs involve workforce development and increasing entrepreneurship through training and access to capital. In addition, the Foundation promotes creation of decent, affordable housing. The Prudential Foundation supports nonprofit, charitable organizations and programs whose mission and operations are broad and nondiscriminatory, or whose activities address social needs or benefit underserved groups and communities. Application deadline: ongoing.
This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Federal Transit Administration grant opportunity seeks to provide funding to federally recognized Indian Tribes for public transportation capital projects for use in public transportation. Eligible applicants include: federally recognized Indian tribes or Alaskan Native villages, groups or communities as identified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the U.S. Department of the Interior. Award ceiling: $17,000,000. Application deadline: March 10, 2010.
Phase I: Phase I grants resulting from this competition will be made during calendar year 2009 to small businesses, in amounts up to $150,000. Phase I is to evaluate, insofar as possible, the scientific or technical merit and feasibility of ideas that appear to have commercial potential. An important goal of these programs is the commercialization of DOE-supported research or R&D. Following the start of Phase I, awardees whose research or R&D has identifiable potential to meet market needs are encouraged to seek commitments from private sector or Federal non- SBIR/STTR funding sources for both Phases II and III. The commitments should be obtained prior to the Phase II grant application submission. The commitment for Phase III may be made contingent on the DOE-supported research or R&D meeting some specific technical objectives in Phase II, which, if met, would justify funding to pursue further development for commercial purposes in Phase III. Having such commitments in place at the time of a Phase II application could result in receiving extra credit during the evaluation of the application. Full details will be provided in the Phase II Funding Notice. Eligible applicants: Small Business. Award ceiling: $150,000. Application deadline: September 04, 2009.
This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant opportunity seeks grant applications from small business concerns that propose to accelerate innovation through high risk, high reward research and development (R and D) that has commercial potential and is relevant to the mission of the NIH. Eligible applicants: Small businesses. Award ceiling: $200,000 annually. Application deadline: September 01, 2009.
The Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) of USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) announce the re-competition of the grants that fund partner institutions to administer the Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) Program. The competition (1) provides renewed focus on economic aspects of food and nutrition assistance research, (2) stimulates new and innovative research on domestic food and nutrition assistance issues, (3) further broadens the network of social scientists who collaborate in expanding the understanding of the economic, nutrition, and health outcomes of participation in USDA’s food assistance programs as well as the issues surrounding program implementation and delivery, and (4) achieves cost savings through consolidation of RIDGE Centers from the previous five institutions to two institutions. Eligible applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $300,000. Application deadline: September 15, 2009.
The purpose of the Public and Indian Housing Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) program is to provide grants to public housing agencies (PHAs), tribes/tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs), Resident Associations (RAs), and nonprofit organizations (including grassroots, faith-based and other community-based organizations) for the provision of a Service Coordinator to coordinate supportive services and other activities designed to help Public and Indian housing residents attain economic and housing self sufficiency. Eligible applicants: Eligible applicants are PHAs; tribes/TDHEs; nonprofit organizations including grassroots faith-based and other community-based organizations that have resident support or the support of tribes; Resident Associations. Total funding program: $28,000,000. Application deadline: September 18, 2009.
This Notice announces the availability competitive grant funds for the RCDI program through the Rural Housing Service (RHS), an agency within the USDA Rural Development mission area herein referred to as the Agency. Applicants must provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the Federal grant. These grants will be made to qualified intermediary organizations that will provide financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity and ability to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $300,000. Application deadline: September 24, 2009.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development announces SHOP funds which are to be used to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a national geographically diverse basis through self-help housing programs that require significant sweat-equity by the homebuyer toward the construction or rehabilitation of the dwelling. Eligible applicants: National or regional nonprofit public or private organization or consortium that has the capacity and experience to provide or facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities. Total program funding: $26,500,000. Application deadline: September 14, 2009.
The USAID/Armenia is seeking applications from qualified and eligible organizations to implement the “Small-Scale Infrastructure Program”. The objective of this program is to create short-term employment through implementation of small-scale infrastructure projects which will rehabilitate social/economic infrastructure, improve public-communal services in the selected villages working on the projects. Eligible applicants: Unrestricted. Award ceiling: $2,307,928. Application deadline: August 17, 2009.
State Farm is committed to meeting the needs of communities by focusing its giving in three areas: Safe Neighbors (safety), Strong Neighborhoods (community development), and Education Excellence (education). State Farm values the importance of keeping neighbors safe. Their funding is directed to: improving driver, vehicle, and roadway safety; shielding homes from fires, criminals, and natural disasters; supporting disaster preparedness programs and recovery services; and enhancing personal financial security. State Farm is committed to helping maintain the vibrancy and culture of neighborhoods in various communities throughout the U.S. and Canada. They demonstrate this commitment by supporting nonprofit organizations' programs that: make housing affordable; promote first-time homeownership; eliminate barriers to homeownership; educate homebuyers about insurance, loss mitigation, and homeownership; foster sustainable communities; and rehabilitate neighborhoods or communities. The following types of grants for K-12 public schools will be considered: teacher excellence programs that improve teacher quality; Service-Learning programs that integrate core classroom curriculum with service to the community; and programs that incorporate the Systemic Improvement criteria into education systems to improve overall effectiveness. Eligible applicants include: 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations; Canadian charitable organizations, educational institutions, and governmental entities. Award ceiling: unspecified. Application deadline: ongoing.
This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Department of Transportation grant opportunity announces the procedures for applying for ARRA funds for capital investments in surface transportation projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area or a region. Projects can include: interstate rehabilitation; improvements to rural collector road system; reconstruction of overpasses and exchanges; bridge replacements; seismic retrofit projects for bridges; road realignments; public transportation projects in New Starts or Small Starts programs to expedite projects and their entry into revenue service; passenger and freight rail projects; and port infrastructure investments. A priority will be given to projects that are expected to be completed on or before February 17, 2012. Eligible applicants include: State and local governments or transit agencies. Total program funding: $1,500,000,000. Application deadline: September 15, 2009.
The Veterans Corporation is seeking applications for the first year of its Veteran Entrepreneurship Support grant initiative to support educational projects and organizations that address the entrepreneurial needs of veterans, including service-disabled veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserve forces, who are starting, growing, or preparing a small business for deployment. Grants will be awarded in three program categories: 1) Education; 2) Veteran Outreach; and 3) Service-Disabled Veteran Assistance. Proposed projects should be proactive and collaborative endeavors that leverage additional support and serve as catalysts for long-term changes in the veteran entrepreneurial community. Award ceiling: $50,000 over 6-month or 12-month periods. Deadline: open.
The DOL, ETA, Office of Workforce Investment, Division of Adult Services, announces a grant competition for operating the NFJP, under section 167 of the WIA, 29 U.S.C. 2912 in certain specified service delivery areas. The WIA generally requires the DOL to conduct a grants competition every two years to select entities to operate the NFJP. DOL is exercising its option under WIA sec. 167 (c)(4)(B) to waive competition for the biannual grant competition scheduled for PY 2009 for those grantees determined to have performed successfully as described in TEGL 25-08. Eligible applicants: State agencies, Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIBs), faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher learning, and other entities capable of delivering services on a statewide basis are all examples of organizations eligible to apply for WIA section 167 grants. Award ceiling: N/A. Application deadline: September 1, 2009.
The SEVEN (Social Equity Venture) Fund, a nonprofit organization that works to promote enterprise-based solutions to poverty, has published its second annual open Enterprise-based Solutions to Poverty Request for Proposals. This competition is supported initially by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, and is expected to be held annually. The aim of SEVEN Fund sponsored research is to answer the question of whether wealth-creation may be the most effective solution to alleviate poverty. The fund invests its resources in finding, researching, and documenting examples where entrepreneurial success is shown to have led to poverty alleviation. In the process, the fund seeks to inspire entrepreneurs in developing countries with advice, investments, role models, and other services. Eligible applicants: Anyone may submit an initial proposal for funding — there are no geographic or other limitations on program eligibility. Applicants may include think tanks, economists, professors from business schools as well as other departments, researchers, entrepreneurs, business experts, strategy experts, graduate and post-graduate student researchers, economic development experts, business strategists, and nongovernmental organizations. Award ceiling: $100,000. Application deadline: October 15, 2009.
The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank and TD Banknorth, has announced that it will make available a total of $2 million in grants to support affordable housing initiatives from Maine to Florida through its "Housing for Everyone" grant competition. For 2009, the Housing for Everyone grant competition focuses on stabilizing the housing environment through the innovative efforts of local affordable housing nonprofit organizations. The competition will fund the most innovative plans that produce a quantitative difference in helping families stay in their homes or help maintain and protect the integrity of neighborhoods from deterioration caused by foreclosure and abandonment. Eligible applicants: Nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply if they have a valid 501(c)(3) determination letter from the IRS and audited financial statements. Applicant organizations must develop or maintain affordable housing or provide housing-related programs and services targeted to low- and moderate-income individuals and families. Award ceiling: $100,000. Application deadline: September 4, 2009.
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